Overview
- MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a career-high 26 points, with 22 after halftime, and sealed the win with a layup at 0:46.
- LSU finished on a 19-1 run as Ole Miss went 0-for-17 from the field in the fourth quarter, while the Tigers went 16-for-20 at the line and won the boards 42-37 led by Amiya Joyner’s nine rebounds.
- Kim Mulkey credited a late ‘go big’ shift featuring Amiya Joyner and Kate Koval plus mixed coverages on Cotie McMahon for turning the game.
- Mikaylah Williams did not play after halftime in what Mulkey called a coach’s decision, and freshman Grace Knox received a technical for taunting on a hard foul and did not return.
- Cotie McMahon led Ole Miss with 25 points, but Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin cited fatigue from a compressed schedule in the late fade as LSU improved to 23-4 (9-4 SEC) and moved into sole possession of fourth place.